How To Start Multiple Online Businesses

As the old saying goes, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” (no Easter pun intended), is still true today with regards to making money online. The internet changes so fast that what may be a excellent income stream today, may be gone tomorrow with little notice. That is why I recommend using the following tips to grow your online business presence.

Think Simple. Simple ideas are, well, simpler, both to implement and maintain. Leave the big ones to the big guys. Take the new domain naming service CleverSiteNames.com, for instance. Simple idea, endless possibilities.

Take each idea, feature, and business step by step. As Tina Seelig says, “You can do it all, just not all at once.” Break down your problems and solve them bit by bit, not as a whole. Your results will come much quicker.

Automation is your friend. Automate anything that can be automated. Software like WordPress has gazillions of plug-ins - feel free to take advantage of them, in fact, feel like your getting the bad end of the stick if your not using them. It will save you time and frustration. This is especially true if you are running multiple popular websites and/or online businesses. There are only so many hours in the day. Wouldn’t you rather be spending time with family, doing a hobby, or starting another business anyway?

Traffic is King, but the content which dictates traffic is Queen. Its like the saying goes “getting initial customers is expensive, getting sustained customers is where the money is.” (I’m just full of sayings today!) The same rule is true on websites, even if you are not selling anything per se. Without great content, it is difficult to get anyone to return to your site more than once.

User driven and constantly changing sites give people a reason to return. I’m not talking about layout, though. Change that rarely or you will probably piss off a lot of people and prevent them from coming back. I’m talking about content. Update and add new content often. You may not notice immediate effects, but in the long run, your traffic is likely to expand as your content grows.

-E

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